The Golem’s Eye
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- On Sale
- Jan 1, 2006
- Page Count
- 592 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- ISBN-13
- 9780786836543
Price
$10.99Price
$13.99 CADFormat
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- Trade Paperback $10.99 $13.99 CAD
- ebook $8.99 $11.99 CAD
- Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $38.99
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OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE BESTSELLNG SERIES!
In this second installment in the witty, thrilling New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus trilogy, the adventures of a boy and his not-so-tame djinni continue. Perfect for fans of Artemis Fowl and Amari and the Night Brothers.
Young apprentice magician Nathaniel is working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits in the form of a seemingly invulnerable clay golem making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and the all-powerful, totally irreverent djinni, Bartimaeus, must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem’s power.
In the ensuing chaos, readers will chase a dancing skeleton across London’s skyline, encounter the horror of the dreaded Night Police, witness a daring kidnapping, and enter the Machiavellian world of the magician’s government. Eventually, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus have to go head to head with the fearsome golem before the surprise identity of his master is finally revealed.
This extraordinary, funny, pitch-perfect thriller from the author of the Lockwood & Co. series will dazzle the myriad fans of the His Dark Materials trilogy and is on the fast track to becoming a classic.
★ “A must-purchase for all fantasy collections.”—School Library Journal, starred review
Read the entire Bartimaeus Sequence series:
The Amulet of Samarkand
The Golem’s Eye
Ptolemy’s Gate
The Ring of Solomon
For another thrilling adventure from Jonathan Stroud, don’t miss the Lockwood & Co series.
In this second installment in the witty, thrilling New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus trilogy, the adventures of a boy and his not-so-tame djinni continue. Perfect for fans of Artemis Fowl and Amari and the Night Brothers.
Young apprentice magician Nathaniel is working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits in the form of a seemingly invulnerable clay golem making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and the all-powerful, totally irreverent djinni, Bartimaeus, must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem’s power.
In the ensuing chaos, readers will chase a dancing skeleton across London’s skyline, encounter the horror of the dreaded Night Police, witness a daring kidnapping, and enter the Machiavellian world of the magician’s government. Eventually, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus have to go head to head with the fearsome golem before the surprise identity of his master is finally revealed.
This extraordinary, funny, pitch-perfect thriller from the author of the Lockwood & Co. series will dazzle the myriad fans of the His Dark Materials trilogy and is on the fast track to becoming a classic.
★ “A must-purchase for all fantasy collections.”—School Library Journal, starred review
Read the entire Bartimaeus Sequence series:
The Amulet of Samarkand
The Golem’s Eye
Ptolemy’s Gate
The Ring of Solomon
For another thrilling adventure from Jonathan Stroud, don’t miss the Lockwood & Co series.
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Praise for the Bartimaeus Sequence series:
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* "A must-purchase for all fantasy collections."School Library Journal, starred review
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* “Bartimaeus's pointed humor makes for a story worth savoring."Publishers Weekly, starred review
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* "The trilogy wraps up with excitement, adventure and an unexpected wallop of heart and soul. . . Stroud masterfully weaves together four characters and an unearthly realm of existence in an explosive culmination…”Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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* "For readers who loved the earlier volumes for the sheer adventure, this, with its battles, magic and great crashing conclusion, will not disappoint. A worthy ending to an exceptional saga."Booklist, starred review
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* “This closing installment is the best yet…Stroud is a masterful storyteller, balancing touching sentiment with humor, explosive action scenes with philosophical musings on human nature…a stunning end to a justly acclaimed trilogy.”Horn Book, starred review
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* “So rarely do humor and plot come together in such equally strong measures that we can only hope for more adventures.”Horn book, starred review
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“In a contemporary London full of magic, a thrilling adventure unfolds.”Kirkus Reviews
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“The pace never slows in this wisecracking adventure…Stroud has created a compelling fantasy story in a well-realized world, but it is the complementary characters of Bartimaeus and Nathaniel that will keep readers coming back for the rest of the [series].”Horn Book
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"Not since Gulliver's Travels has a children's writer managed to combine a thrilling tale of magic and adventure with such deliciously pointed comedy."The Times
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"The truly original touch is the way Stroud alternates Nathaniel's story with the djinni's own knowing and irascible first-person narrative.”Diana Wynne Jones, Guardian Review
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About the Author
Jonathan Stroud is the author of the New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus trilogy, the Lockwood & Co. series, and the stand-alone titles Heroes of the Valley, The Leap, The Last Siege,and Buried Fire. He lives in England with his wife, Gina, and their three children. To learn more, visit jonathanstroud.com.
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